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Austintown may get $1M for ambulance bay

AUSTINTOWN — The township soon may have a new headquarters for its ambulances. Officials on Tuesday said Austintown is well-poised to receive $1 million through Congressional Direct Spending, which it will use for a new standalone ambulance bay next to Fire Station 1 on state Route 46. The township bought the parcel next to the fire station last year for about $20,000. “It was a worthwhile investment, because we spent $20,000 and we’re now getting $1 million,” said Trustee Robert Santos. “I’m very humbled, because these turnarounds do not usually work out this quickly, ...

Trump: 6 Lincoln Pool vandals have been arrested

Staff and wire report WASHINGTON — The saga over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool took a turn as President Donald Trump said Tuesday that six people have been arrested over recent damage. The president’s $14-million-plus rehabilitation project has become a flashpoint over law ...

Youngstown City Schools bus drivers air healthcare concerns

YOUNGSTOWN — Initially, Stacey Kennedy had no intention of becoming a city school bus driver, but after a friend encouraged her otherwise because of the solid healthcare package the Youngstown City School District offered, she was on board. Kennedy’s former husband made a liveable wage, but when he became ill and needed to be hospitalized, he had no healthcare coverage, she said. For about six years, Kennedy, who had worked as a restaurant server and a nail stylist, has been a bus driver in the district. She has thrived on the Youngstown City Schools’ healthcare policy, but ...

Prosecutor: All rape victims have the right to protection

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Assistant Prosecutor Caitlyn Andrews said in her opening statements in the Keontae A. Thomas rape, kidnapping and aggravated robbery trial, “Every person in society is protected by law. “It does not matter who you are. It does not matter what decisions you ...

Man turns himself in on charge of assault

YOUNGSTOWN — Thomas J. Tubbs Jr., 61, will be arraigned today in Youngstown Municipal Court on a 3-year-old felonious assault charge. The charge was filed against him June 21, 2023, after a woman was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital with an eye swollen shut and her mouth bloody with missing teeth that a female with her told police Tubbs had caused May 29, 2023. The victim could not talk well because of her injuries, a Youngstown police report states. The report states that Tubbs turned himself in at the Mahoning County jail Monday on a warrant for his arrest in the ...

Girard plans feasibility study for mountain bike trail

GIRARD — City officials are planning to have a feasibility study done to determine if a mountain bike trail can be placed at the Girard Lower Lakes property. Councilman Tod Latell, D-at Large, requested legislation be prepared for an upcoming meeting to have city officials work with the Rust Belt Revival Trail Coalition for a possible mountain bike trail in Girard. Resident Tonya Carpenter invited council members to see the mountain bike trail at Lake Milton. Latell said the June 9 gathering at Lake Milton was “eye opening to see how their mountain bike trail worked.” He ...